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Gerber Dental still all smiles 80s years into business

ST. MARYS – A family dental practice in St. Marys is celebrating its 80th anniversary. Gerber Family Dental Practice was founded in 1946 by the late Dr. C.R. Gerber Jr. and has been continuously operated by his children and grandchildren in a tradition spanning three generations of ...

Teen of the Week: Dance is preparing Parsons for life

PARKERSBURG – An early life involved in dance has helped prepare Liliana Parsons for college and beyond. Parsons, 18, is a recent graduate of Parkersburg High School and a freshman at West Virginia University in Morgantown. She has been doing ballet for 14 years, starting when she was 4 ...

New CEO appointed for credit union

PARKERSBURG - Cindy Turner has been appointed the new chief executive officer of West Virginia Central Federal Credit Union, by the credit union’s board of directors. Turner has been senior vice president since 2003 and has been with the credit union since 1995. "As the new CEO of West ...

MC football players, community volunteers take on Oak Grove Cemetery cleanup

MARIETTA – Thursday morning, Marietta College football players and community volunteers gathered to clean drainage systems in Oak Grove Cemetery led by Marietta resident Roger Kalter. “I dream big and work hard,” said Kalter, who said he saw the need for action after the recent and ...

Wood County addressing problems with 107 tax tickets

PARKERSBURG – Wood County officials are looking at how to process certain tax payments after the county did not receive paperwork from the state about how around 107 local taxpayers redeemed their property from delinquent taxes. Wood County Sheriff Rick Woodyard and Assessor John Kelly appeared with personnel from their offices before the Wood County Commission on Thursday to discuss the matter. There are several property owners who have not received back tax tickets for the past few years, Kelly said. The State Auditor's office sends redemption forms to the assessor’s office ...

Morrisey partners with WVU, Marshall to help communities secure water infrastructure grants

CHARLESTON – Gov. Patrick Morrisey has focused his attention on water infrastructure issues in southern West Virginia, but a new partnership with the state’s two major universities is intended to help communities all over with obtaining state and federal grant funding for aging water systems. Morrisey announced Wednesday that the state will partner with West Virginia University and Marshall University and the state’s 11 planning and regional development councils to provide technical and grant-writing assistance to cities, counties and public service districts to pull down state ...